Scarlett‘s POV
I was finally back in my office after a tedious meeting with the executives. There, I sat on my swivel
chair wearily. Unfortunately, my work was not yet over, so I turned my computer on to deal
with other things A dialog box popped up on the screen, which showed that I had three new emails. I
clicked on it and found that the emails were, in fact, invitation letters.
One was from Charles, another was from William, and the last was from a stranger named Simon Felix.
They were all inviting me to the auction of the land on the east bank with them.
Who was this Simon anyway?
Something suddenly occurred to me. Just a few days ago, Dad told me that he wanted
to introduce a young man to me. The man he was pertaining to was his old friend‘s son, whose name
was Simon.
At that time, I thought Dad was not serious, so I just agreed perfunctorily. It turned out that he meant
what he had said. I did not know whether to laugh or cry right now. While
I was in deep thought, the door opened. Elena then came in with two exquisite boxes in her arms.
“Caroline, someone sent
you presents.” I took one of the gift boxes and opened it. When I lifted the lid, a navy blue tailored velve
t evening dress welcomed me.
On top of the dress was a
set of dazzling jewelry. They resembled the stars in the night sky. They were gorgeous. This was a kind
of gift that a woman would fall in love with at a glance. The brand of the dress was the same as the ev
ening dress I had worn on Grandpa‘s birthday party last year.
I was certain that Charles had sent this dress. He and I would be competitors in the coming auction. W
hat was his reason for flattering me like this? Elena looked at me and worriedly asked.
“Caroline, Adam wants to meet you at the Mint Bar tonight. Do you want to go?”
The Mint Bar? Wasn‘t that Spencer‘s bar?
I was hesitant at first. But after pondering for a moment, I decided to give it a go. I believed that Adam
would not dare to play dirty tricks in Spencer‘s bar.
“If that‘s the case, let me go with you. That scoundrel might have set a trap for you.” I shook my head in
refusal.
“No. I want to meet him myself. Don‘t worry. I‘ll be careful.”
“But...” Elena wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. “If you insist, you may stand gu
ard by the door of the bar. If something happens, come to me immediately,” I ordered.
Although reluctant, Elena nodded. “Okay.”
In the evening, I came to the Mint Bar as promised. As soon as I entered
the bar, the familiar scent of alcohol and cigarette greeted me. I could not help but look around the
hall to see if Charles and Spencer were there. Thankfully, they were not. I went straight to the
reserved private room and pushed the door open. There were many people inside. It
seemed that they had been drinking for quite a while now as the table was full of empty bottles.
“Caroline, you‘re finally here. Come and take a seat,” Adam greeted me warmly with a glass of wine in
his hand. I looked around the room to find a relatively clean spot for me to sit down.
“Adam, why did you ask me to come here?”
“Pretty lady, business
talk can wait. Let‘s have fun for now. Since you‘re late, you have to be punished. You have to drink thre
e glasses of wine first.” A drunk blonde man with slicked–back hair came over
and sat beside me with a glass of wine in each hand. I immediately moved away from him in disgust.
However, he continued to look at me with a lascivious gaze. How I wished I could gouge his eyes out.
“I can‘t take my eyes off you. But even though you‘re pretty, you have to show some respect to me. I
want you to drink this all
up then we can be friends. What do you say?” The man handed me the glass without waiting for my ap
proval.
“That‘s right, beauty. You have to drink if you want
to do business. Drink it up!” another man echoed. With that, everyone started to goad me into drinking.
Some even whistled in anticipation. Adam, on the other hand, was just watching me silently. He neither
joined nor stopped these filthy men.
It seemed that he wanted to make me suffer. Unfortunately for him, that would never happen.
“Fine.” I took one of the glasses and drank it all up. When I finished it, the crowd erupted into cheers “W
hoo!”
“Adam, let‘s cut the crap. If I drink these three glasses of wine, I will get the land on the east bank.” I pi
cked up another glass of wine and gulped it down.
There was a dead silence. To everyone‘s surprise, Adam stood up and threw his glass on the table, ca
using it to shatter.
“Caroline, who do you think you are? You‘re just nobody. Don‘t forget that Edward just picked you up fr
om nowhere. How dare you get in my way?!”
“Really? Let‘s wait and see then.” I cast a scornful glance at Adam and turned to leave.
“Stop her!”
As soon as Adam gave the order, several men surrounded me. “It seems
that I have no choice but to teach you a lesson today so that you can remember your place.”
At last, Adam showed his ugly side. His men grabbed my shoulders, immobilizing me.
“Let go of me!” I ordered through gritted teeth.
The blonde man approached me with a sinister smile.
“There‘s no point struggling I‘m afraid you won‘t be able to escape from here.” I struggled as hard
as I could to get out of the man‘s grasp, but he was stronger than me.
Meanwhile, the blonde man‘s hand was getting closer and closer...
“Police! Nobody moves!” All of a sudden, the door was smashed
open. Several uniformed police officers entered the private room and took
everyone down, including Adam. A policewoman stepped forward and rushed to my aid.
“Ma’am, are you okay?”
“Thank God you came right on time. These people were trying to rape me. I…” I cried while acting
pretty shaken up. With my acting skill, it was a shame that I did not go to Hollywood.
“Ma‘am, it‘s a misunderstanding. I‘m that lady‘s uncle.” Adam tried to talk his way out.
However, the policewoman turned a deaf ear to him and instead gave her subordinates an
order. “Take him away!”
“Caroline, I swear to my grave I won‘t let you go!”
Once Adam, his men, and the police were gone, a triumphant smile appeared on my face. Adam
was not and would never be a match for me.
Of course, I was not stupid enough to get myself in harm‘s way. That was why I called the police before
complacent smile, I smoothed my hair and turned around to leave. But before I could take
a step, someone stopped me.
I looked up, and I met a familiar set of deep, blue eyes.It
was Charles. I backed away and looked at him warily.
“Mr. Moore, what can I do for you?”
Charles stared at me with discontent. “Why are you always so reckless? Don‘t you
know how to protect yourself?”
“It‘s none of your business,” I snapped back.
Charles‘s POV:
I was displeased when I saw the stubborn look on Scarlett‘s face. But at the same time, I was tempted to
I swallowed hard as my
eyes fell on her red lips. All of a sudden, my mind went blank. And before I knew it, I was
Lopew mayeuna kissing her like crazy.
For a moment, Scarlett was stunned. I took this opportunity to force my way into
her mouth with tongue. I hooked her
tongue with mine and sucked her saliva like crazy. Scarlett struggled to break the kiss, but I held her tigh
moments later, she finally gave up and just let me do as I wished. The taste of her lips was addictive as
ever.
“Charles, what are you doing?!” Raina roared. Why did this woman always appear out of nowhere
and ruin my mood?
I begrudgingly broke our kiss when I heard Raina‘s voice. Slowly, I turned around and saw her standing
It seemed that this little fox played me as well.
I smiled bitterly but, at the
same time, gazed at Scarlett with affection. Meanwhile, Raina did not cry or make any noise. She just lo
some jerk who broke her heart.
At this moment, Scarlett straightened her clothes and smiled as if nothing had just happened. “Mr. Moor
“Charles, how could you do this to me?” Raina‘s voice brought me back to my senses.
Annoyed, I glanced at her and coldly said, “Stop playing the victim. I won‘t buy it.”
“Charles!” Raina grabbed my sleeve and let out a sob. Her tears did not make me feel anything, even pi
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